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Where Have All the Flowers Gon [Compilation]

Pete Seeger (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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Disc: 1
1. Where Have All the Flowers Gone - Tommy Sands & Delores Keane with Vedran Smailovic
2. Kisses Sweeter than Wine - Jackson Browne & Bonnie Raitt
3. The Water Is Wide - John Gorka
4. Of Time And Rivers Flowing - Richie Havens
5. My Name Is Lisa Kalvelage - Ani DiFranco
6. Turn, Turn, Turn - Bruce Cockburn
7. Festival Of Flowers - Tish Hinojosa
8. Step By Step - Sweet Honey In The Rock
9. Blessed Be The Nation - Studs Terkel
10. My Father's Mansion - Billy Bragg & Eliza Carthy
See all 20 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. We Shall Overcome - Bruce Springsteen
2. Bells Of Rhymney - Roger McGuinn
3. Oh Had I A Golden Thread - Judy Collins
4. False From True - Guy Davis
5. Letter To Eve - Indigo Girls
6. Waist Deep In The Big Muddy - Dick Gaughan
7. All My Children Of The Sun - Tim Robbins
8. Living In The Country - Martin Simpson
9. One Grain Of Sand - Odetta
10. Old Father Hudson-Sailing Down Dirty Stream - Casey Neill
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A pretty stunning group of socially conscious performers (from Bonnie Raitt to Billy Bragg) join in tribute to the inspirational music and life of Pete Seeger on this expansive 2 CD set. The grand selection of songs is well-annotated with notes from the artists and Seeger himself about each piece and its place in the pantheon. Among the many highlights are Bruce Springsteen's heartfelt "We Shall Overcome," John Trudell's tense "Torn Flag," actor Tim Robbins's rap-like "All My Children of the Sun," and Ani DiFranco's quiet, brooding "My Name Is Lisa Kalvelage." Further listening: the Smithsonian/Folkways release of If I Had a Hammer, a remarkable collection of Seeger singing his own songs. --Michael Ruby

Entertainment Weekly

[S]ensitive interpretations by Bruce Springsteen, Billy Bragg, Dick Gaughan, and actor Tim Robbins transcend folkie dogma to make an eloquent case for Seeger's stature as a cultural hero.

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5.0 out of 5 stars What an amazing tribute..., Nov 13 2000
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This review is from: Where Have All the Flowers Gon (Audio CD)
In agreeing with all the other top-star reviews in this list, I want to add that part of what makes Pete Seeger such a treasure is the timelessness of his writing. Reggae Pete? Why not! Like Shakespeare, adapting classics for modern tastes only emphasizes their universality. This tribute makes it clear that Pete's music belongs in the global culture, for all generations present and future to discover and make their own.

On a separate note, I want to direct America-centric readers to the work of Tommy Sands, a great friend of Pete's who sings the title song. North-of-Ireland Irish, Tommy follows in Pete's peace-activist footsteps, and deserves the international recognition he has received for his work... Slàinte!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Yum... whoa... WOW!, Sep 15 2000
This review is from: Where Have All the Flowers Gon (Audio CD)
You'll hear your favorites on this album, and you'll hear songs new to you that will blow you away.

Besides being a collection of songs honoring Seeger, these are wonderful on their own. Re-release these as singles, and they will be hits in the folk-music circles, and could hold their own on some more popular stations (like Chicago's WXRT).

For me, I loved Studs Terkel reading "Blessed Be the Nation," Jackson Browne/Bonnie Raitt singing, "Kisses Sweeter than Wine," and the deeply haunting "My Father's Mansion" as sung by Billy Bragg and Eliza Carthy in a celtic flavor.

Hearing Donovan's version of "My Rainbow Race" was refreshing, and Dick Gaughan's dramatic rendering of "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" knocked my socks off. Surprising me was Tim Robbins' "All My Children of the Sun." So he can sing, too? Amazing.

Listen to Greg Brown singing "Sailing Down My Golden River." He has a Johnny Cash thing going on when he sings it, don't you think? Check it out. Very cool.

There are others, some 39 songs in all, and each I honestly liked. No duds, no "why did they put that on the album" songs.

I fully recommend this album.

Anthony Trendl

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5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT!!!!! I LOVE Pete Seeger!, Jan 5 1999
This review is from: Where Have All the Flowers Gon (Audio CD)
I just heard this 2cd set and am blown away by it! I didn't realize he had written all those songs! I loved the reggae song, and all the others. I work at two libraries. One library had it, and I am going to buy this for my other library, and a copy for me, since it has all the notes from Pete and the artists who sing his songs. EVERYONE should hear this!
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